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Kim has asserted more centralized control during the rebound years, demanding state-manufactured goods appear on shelves and expanding market surveillance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

DHS has asserted that the review process saved taxpayers billions of dollars.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Stronger than average weekly volume has asserted itself recently.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

In essence, the powers he has asserted to "regulate importation" are narrow in scope and do not stretch to unlimited imposition of tariffs, in particular, to remedy trade deficits.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

The old Flemish writers of Reynard exhibit judgment as well as talent, and their Low Saxon successor, though himself a reproducer, has asserted a claim both to freedom and originality.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various